EP1136578A1 - Zirconium alloy for nuclear fuel assembly - Google Patents

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EP1136578A1
EP1136578A1 EP00948270A EP00948270A EP1136578A1 EP 1136578 A1 EP1136578 A1 EP 1136578A1 EP 00948270 A EP00948270 A EP 00948270A EP 00948270 A EP00948270 A EP 00948270A EP 1136578 A1 EP1136578 A1 EP 1136578A1
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Toshimichi Mitsubishi Heavy Ind. Ltd TAKAHASHI
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  • Zr As the material of structural members such as a nuclear fuel covering pipe, guide pipe, and support grid of a pressurized water reactor, Zr having low absorptivity of thermal neutrons is used. Such material is first required to have predetermined endurance. If the material has the endurance, corrosion resistance is next required, and moreover, hydrogen absorption and dimensional stability in the reactor are required. As such alloy, Zircaloy-4 is generally used. For the purpose of the improvement of cost performance of an atomic power generator plant, the fuel is tended to be burned highly. Under such a use environment, the corrosion resistance of Zircaloy-4 is more required.
  • the nuclear fuel assembly Zr alloy in which the corrosion resistance is improved is known in Japanese Patent Nos. 1,984,830, 2,139,789 and 2,674,052.
  • Still another object of the present invention is to provide Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly in which a total amount of (Sn+Nb) solid-soluble in the Zr alloy is defined and whose physical property in a solid-solution state of (Sn+Nb) is quantitatively controlled so as to improve the strength.
  • Yet still another object of the present invention is to provide Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly, in which amounts of Sn and Nb solid-soluble in the Zr alloy are defined and whose other physical and chemical properties can be improved as well as the physical property of the Zr alloy in a solid-solution state of (Sn+Nb) is quantitatively controlled so as to improve the strength and corrosion resistance.
  • the Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly contains Sn of 0.2 to 1.0 weight%, Nb of 0.05 to 1.0 weight%, Fe of 0.18 to 0.4 weight%, Cr of 0.07 to 0.6 weight%, and 0 of 0.09 to 0.18 weight%.
  • the Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly can show an oxygen containing effect while maintaining the strength as in the conventional examples.
  • the Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly contains Sn of 0.2 to 0.6 weight%, Nb of 0.45 to 0.55 weight%, Fe of 0.27 to 0.33 weight%, Cr of 0.36 to 0.44 weight%, and O of 0.10 to 0.16 weight%.
  • the Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly can show the oxygen containing effect while further improving the strength.
  • a total amount of Fe and Cr is 0.28 to 1.0 weight%.
  • Sn and Nb coexisting in a solid-solution state are elements of a group (Sn+Nb) of a set of solid-soluble material. It is described in the above Japanese Patent No. 2,674,052 that Sn and Nb independently influence both of the strength and the corrosion resistance. However, it is not described in the reference that (Sn+Nb) as solid-soluble material sensitively influences the strength. It is also found by the inventors that the decrease in strength can be suppressed lower than 20% when the Zr alloy contains Fe and Cr and contains at least one of Sn and Nb, either of Sn and Nb is present in the solid-solution state, and a total amount of Sn and Nb is 0.7 weight% or more.

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Zr alloy for the nuclear fuel assembly contains Fe, Cr, Sn, Nb. Moreover, Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly contains O positively. The ratio of these elements shows an improvement effect in both strength and corrosion resistance. A total amount of Sn and Nb influences strength. It is desirable that the total amount of Sn and Nb is equal to or more than 0.7%. A total amount of Fe and Cr is also important. It is desirable that the total amount is 0.28 to 1.0 weight%. In this way, endurance (strength) is improved, corrosion resistance is improved at the same time and moreover, hydrogen absorption and dimensional stability can be improved.

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  • The present invention relates to Zr alloy for a nuclear fuel assembly. More particularly, the present invention relates to nuclear fuel assembly Zr alloy for structural members such as a nuclear fuel covering pipe, guide pipe, and support grid of a pressurized water reactor which meets endurance (strength) required and meets corrosion resistance, hydrogen absorption, and in-reactor dimensional stability.
    • Background Art
  • As the material of structural members such as a nuclear fuel covering pipe, guide pipe, and support grid of a pressurized water reactor, Zr having low absorptivity of thermal neutrons is used. Such material is first required to have predetermined endurance. If the material has the endurance, corrosion resistance is next required, and moreover, hydrogen absorption and dimensional stability in the reactor are required. As such alloy, Zircaloy-4 is generally used. For the purpose of the improvement of cost performance of an atomic power generator plant, the fuel is tended to be burned highly. Under such a use environment, the corrosion resistance of Zircaloy-4 is more required. The nuclear fuel assembly Zr alloy in which the corrosion resistance is improved is known in Japanese Patent Nos. 1,984,830, 2,139,789 and 2,674,052.
  • In these patents, a ratio of added elements is defined but an amount of each of the added elements is not defined. The conventional material with no definition is sometimes insufficient in strength.
  • It is confirmed by the inventors of the present invention that the quantities of added elements influence the absolute value of endurance under the high temperature of 385 °C in the Zr alloy to which the additional elements, especially, Sn and Nb solid-soluble in the Zr alloy are added. Therefore, it is desired to improve the endurance of the Zr alloy to which Sn and Nb solid-soluble in the Zr alloy are added. Moreover, it is desired that corrosion resistance is improved in addition to improvement of strength, and moreover, the hydrogen absorption and the dimensional stability are improved.
    • Disclosure of Invention
  • Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly in which (Sn+Nb) solid-soluble in the Zr alloy are added so that endurance (strength) can be improved.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly in which corrosion resistance can be improved in addition to the improvement of strength by adding (Sn+Nb) solid-soluble in the Zr alloy.
  • Still another object of the present invention is to provide Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly in which a total amount of (Sn+Nb) solid-soluble in the Zr alloy is defined and whose physical property in a solid-solution state of (Sn+Nb) is quantitatively controlled so as to improve the strength.
  • Yet still another object of the present invention is to provide Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly, in which amounts of Sn and Nb solid-soluble in the Zr alloy are defined and whose other physical and chemical properties can be improved as well as the physical property of the Zr alloy in a solid-solution state of (Sn+Nb) is quantitatively controlled so as to improve the strength and corrosion resistance.
  • The Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly of the present invention contains Fe, Cr, Sn and Nb, and moreover, contains O positively. The Zr alloy usually contains oxygen of 0.05 weight%. However, it does not have been known how containing of oxygen influences physical property. The corrosion resistance can be improved by containing oxygen positively in addition to Fe, Cr, Sn and Nb.
  • It is desirable that the Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly contains Sn of 0.2 to 1.0 weight%, Nb of 0.05 to 1.0 weight%, Fe of 0.18 to 0.4 weight%, Cr of 0.07 to 0.6 weight%, and 0 of 0.09 to 0.18 weight%. By this, the Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly can show an oxygen containing effect while maintaining the strength as in the conventional examples. It is more desirable that the Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly contains Sn of 0.2 to 0.6 weight%, Nb of 0.45 to 0.55 weight%, Fe of 0.27 to 0.33 weight%, Cr of 0.36 to 0.44 weight%, and O of 0.10 to 0.16 weight%. By this, the Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly can show the oxygen containing effect while further improving the strength. Especially, it is desirable that a total amount of Fe and Cr is 0.28 to 1.0 weight%.
  • It is important to consider that Sn and Nb coexisting in a solid-solution state are elements of a group (Sn+Nb) of a set of solid-soluble material. It is described in the above Japanese Patent No. 2,674,052 that Sn and Nb independently influence both of the strength and the corrosion resistance. However, it is not described in the reference that (Sn+Nb) as solid-soluble material sensitively influences the strength. It is also found by the inventors that the decrease in strength can be suppressed lower than 20% when the Zr alloy contains Fe and Cr and contains at least one of Sn and Nb, either of Sn and Nb is present in the solid-solution state, and a total amount of Sn and Nb is 0.7 weight% or more. In this case, the total amount of Sn and Nb is important. If saying extremely, the effect can be maintained even if the ratio of Sn and Nb is 0 to 100. If the total amount of (Sn+Nb) is equal to or more than 0.7 weight%, the decrease in the strength can be suppressed to equal to or less than 20%.
  • Especially, the definition of the total amount of (Sn+Nb) is reliably effective, if the Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly contains Sn of 0.2 to 1.0 weight%, Nb of 0.05 to 1.0 weight%, Fe of 0.18 to 0.4 weight%, and Cr of 0.07 to 0.6 weight%. When the total amount of Fe and Cr is 0.28 to 1.0 weight%, the definition of the total amount is more effective.
  • In this way, if the control of the strength through the addition of Sn or Nb, the control of the corrosion resistance through the addition of oxygen, and the control of composition with respect to temperature are carried out, the strength and the corrosion resistance can be controlled independently, and the Zr alloy adaptive for a desired application can be obtained. An additional effect of decreases of the hydrogen absorption quantity can be obtained through the improvement of the corrosion resistance. In addition, the dimensional stability is improved. Such Zr alloy is effective as alloy material used in the reactor, especially, as the material of a pipe for nuclear fuel assembly.
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  • Fig. 1 is a graph showing the strength physical property of Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention; and
  • Fig. 2 is a graph showing an oxygen addition effect.
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  • Hereinafter, Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly of the present invention will be described in detail. The Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention contains Sn, Nb, Fe and Cr, and further contains O. Sn and Nb are in a solid-soluble state in the Zr alloy.
  • Specifically, it is desirable that the Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly contains Sn of 0.2 to 1.0 weight%, Nb of 0.05 to 1.0 weight%, Fe of 0.18 to 0.4 weight%, Cr of 0.07 to 0.6 weight%, and O of 0.09 to 0.18 weight%. Especially, it is more desirable that the Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly contains Sn of 0.2 to 0.6 weight%, Nb of 0.45 to 0.55 weight%, Fe of 0.27 to 0.33 weight%, Cr of 0.36 to 0.44 weight%, and O of 0.10 to 0.16 weight%.
  • Such Zr alloy sometimes contains Ni. In such a case, it is desirable that Ni is 0.1 weight% or less. Also, Ta, Ni, and other impurity materials (elements) are contained in the Zr alloy. Material other than those elements is Zr except for impurities which are inevitably contained.
  • The definition of a total amount of Sn and Nb is effective to maintain predetermined strength of the Zr alloy. Especially, when the total amount of Sn and Nb is 0.7 weight% or more, the strength above the predetermined value can be maintained. In this case, Sn may be substantially 0 weight%.
  • It has been confirmed by the inventors that an absolute value of endurance of such Zr alloy is influenced by 2% for Sn and 3% for Nb per 1 weight% of each of Sn and Nb at the temperature of 385 °C. Also, if the total amount of Sn and Nb is defined to be equal to or more than 0.7%, it has been confirmed that the decrease in the endurance can be suppressed within 20%, compared with present Zircaloy-4, as shown in Fig. 1. It can be concluded according to such a fact that a good result can be obtained when the total amount of Sn and Nb is 0.7 weight% or more. The endurance depends on the concentration of (Sn+Nb) which exists in the solid-solution state in the Zr alloy. The influence of the containing percentage of Sn and Nb results in the concentrations of (Sn+Nb) which coexist in the solid-solution state. The solid-solution state which is influenced by processing time and processing temperature is estimated to influence strength consequently.
  • It should be noted that the endurance is a value obtained by a single axis tensile test at the temperature of 385 °C to the Zr alloy which has containing percentage according to the present invention.
  • In currently used Zircaloy-4, the containing percentage of Sn is 1.2 to 1.7 weight%. In the currently used Zircaloy-4, when the containing percentage of Sn decreases from 1.7 weight% to 0.7 weight%, the endurance decreases to 0.8. On the other hand, in the present invention, the endurance value is located above a straight line which indicates a 20% decrease line, as shown in Fig. 1. This implies that when the total amount of Sn and Nb is increased to 0.7 weight% or more, it is possible to make increase rate of the endurance reliably larger than in the conventional examples.
  • Fig. 2 shows that the containing percentage of oxygen influences the corrosion resistance. When high oxygen concentration Zr alloy which contains Sn of 0.7 weight% and low oxygen concentration Zr alloy which contains Sn of 0.8 weight% are compared, the corrosion resistance becomes adverse when the oxygen containing percentage decreases.
  • Oxygen of a degree of 0.05 weight% is naturally contained in Zr alloy. As mentioned above, it has been found by the inventors that oxygen is not an impurity but influences the corrosion resistance. Therefore, in the Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly of the present invention, oxygen is positively added more than a quantity of oxygen which exists naturally in the Zr alloy.
  • A fuel covering pipe of Zr alloy is corroded through hydrogen absorption when it is used in the water of a pressurized light water reactor. The present invention provides the improvement effect of such corrosion at the same time. The fuel covering pipe of Zr alloy desirably has the dimensional stability in the nuclear reactor. The present invention also provides the improvement of the dimensional stability at the same time. The Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly according to the present invention can improve the corrosion resistance while maintaining strength. This is achieved by the control of a total amount of Sn and Nb in the solid-solution state.
    • Industrial Applicability
  • The present invention has advantages in Zr alloy for a nuclear fuel assembly, more particularly, in nuclear fuel assembly Zr alloy for structural members such as a nuclear fuel covering pipe, guide pipe, and support grid of a pressurized water reactor which meets endurance (strength) required and meets corrosion resistance, hydrogen absorption, and in-reactor dimensional stability.

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  1. Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly, comprising Fe, Cr, Sn and Nb and further comprising O positively.
  2. The Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly according to claim 1, wherein said Zr alloy substantially includes:
    Sn of 0.2 to 1.0 weight%;
    Nb of 0.05 to 1.0 weight%;
    Fe of 0.18 to 0.4 weight%;
    Cr of 0.07 to 0.6 weight%; and
    O of 0.09 to 0.18 weight%.
  3. The Zr alloy for the nuclear fuel assembly according to claim 2, wherein said Zr alloy substantially includes:
    Sn of 0.2 to 0.6 weight%;
    Nb of 0.45 to 0.55 weight%;
    Fe of 0.27 to 0.33 weight%;
    Cr of 0.36 to 0.44 weight%; and
    O of 0.10 to 0.16 weight%.
  4. The Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly according to any of claims 1 to 3, wherein a total amount of Fe and Cr is 0.28% to 1.0 weight%.
  5. Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly comprising Fe and Cr, and further comprising at least one of Sn and Nb, and
    wherein said at least one of Sn and Nb exists in a solid-solution state in said Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly, and
    a total amount of Sn and Nb is 0.7 weight% or more.
  6. The Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly according to claim 5, further comprising O positively.
  7. The Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly according to claim 6, wherein said Zr alloy substantially includes:
    Sn of 0.2 to 1.0 weight%;
    Nb of 0.05 to 1.0 weight%;
    Fe of 0.18 to 0.4 weight%;
    Cr of 0.07 to 0.6 weight%; and
    O of 0.09 to 0.18 weight%.
  8. The Zr alloy for nuclear fuel assembly according to claim 7, wherein a total amount of Fe and Cr is 0.28 to 1.0 weight%.
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